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“He was merely a clerk and had no training in bomb.”
An Unnamed Source
in the Bangladesh Army
refuting alleged involvement of army personnel in terrorist activities. Obaidullah Sumon, an alleged Islamic extremist who has confessed to his involvement in the recent blasts, has also said that an ex-Lance Corporal in the Bangladesh Army also took part in terrorist activities.

“The Prime Minister gets only 500 USD; I feel so ashamed to mention it abroad.”
ABDUL MANNAN BHUYAN
Bangladesh Nationalist Party Secretary General and LGRD Minister.

“None so far.”
BIBI RUSSELL
designer
asked about her most embarrassing moment.

“We will start working as soon as we leave this room.”
ALTAF HOSSAIN CHOWDHURY
commerce minister
on improvement of Bangladesh-Pakistan trade relationship. .

“Previously people used to flee at the sight of a baton, now they come up with guns.”
M SAIFUR RAHMAN
finance minister
justifying the creation of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
The RAB is infamous for carrying out around 200 extra judicial killings.

QUOTATIONS ARE TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPERS. .
Compiled by: AHMEDE HUSSAIN. Quotes can be sent to <ahmedehussain@gmail.com>
Cartoon : MUSTAFA ZAMAN

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